[ a friendly shoulder bumping against his. Look. We'll figure it out. Don't stress yourself too bad about it. You've got brains rattling around up there, and I've got the fists to back it up.
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I don't - [ he starts, stops, and leaves his hand on his face for a moment. ] I don't know.
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It's alright if you aren't okay yet. It's been a long day, and a long week.
How do we fix it?
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I don't - [ he starts, stops, and leaves his hand on his face for a moment. ] I don't know.
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I don't know either.
[Years and years of not knowing, that's what they're used to. But they don't have much time to wait.]
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-- Why didn't she say something? Could we not have used that information to prevent this - to learn something about this entire blasted situation?
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Their voice stays calm.]
Some people don't trust others. Or maybe she was afraid of being talked out of it.